1903 International Cross Country Championships
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{{Infobox XC Championships
|Name = 1903 International Cross Country Championships
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|Organisers = ICCU
|Edition = 1st
|Date = 28 March
|Host city = Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland {{flagicon|Scotland}}
|Location = Hamilton Park
|Nations participating = 4
|Athletes participating = 45
|Races = 1
|Distances = 8.5 mi (13.7 km)
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|Previous = 1898 Ville-d'Avray
|Next = 1904 St Helens
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The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event{{Cite news |date = March 23, 1903 |title = Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place... |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tN1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3638%2C7775917 |publisher = Glasgow Herald |page = 12 |accessdate = September 24, 2013}} and an appraisal of the results{{Cite news |date = March 30, 1903 |title = Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed... |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ut1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3673%2C8482485 |publisher = Glasgow Herald |page = 12 |accessdate = September 24, 2013}} appeared in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results,{{Cite web |last=Magnusson |first=Tomas |title=INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1903S.html |publisher=Athchamps (archived) |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205022426/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1903S.html |archivedate=December 5, 2005}} medalists, {{Cite web |title = INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm |publisher = Athletics Weekly |accessdate = September 24, 2013}} and the results of British athletes{{Cite web |title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |publisher=IAAF |page=13ff |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2013}} were published.
Medalists
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Men 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |Alfred Shrubb | 46:22.6
|Tom Edwards | 46:56.6
|John Daly | 47:10.2 |
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team | |||
Men
|{{flagcountry|England}} | 25
|{{flagcountry|Ireland|1783}} | 78
|{{flagcountry|Scotland}} | 107 |
Individual Race Results
=Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)=
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! Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
align=center| {{gold1}} | Alfred Shrubb | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 46:22.6 |
align=center| {{silver2}} | Tom Edwards | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 46:56.6 |
align=center| {{bronze3}} | John Daly | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 47:10.2 |
align=center|4 | Albert Aldridge | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 47:10.2 |
align=center|5 | Sidney Robinson | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 47:21 |
align=center|6 | W.A. Mercer | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 47:37 |
align=center|7 | Harry Lawson | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 47:50 |
align=center|8 | Tom Hynes | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 47:58 |
align=center|9 | J. Thomas | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 48:10 |
align=center|10 | James Crosbie | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 48:47.4 |
align=center|11 | George Smith | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 48:51 |
align=center|12 | Jack Marsh | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 48:54 |
align=center|13 | J. Creedon | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 49:00 |
align=center|14 | John Ranken | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 49:08 |
align=center|15 | Charlie Silsby | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 49:14 |
align=center|16 | Pat Whyte | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 49:18 |
align=center|17 | James Ure | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 49:25 |
align=center|18 | Frank Curtis | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 49:26 |
align=center|19 | D.G. Harris | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 49:40 |
align=center|20 | P.J. McCafferty | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 49:41 |
align=center|21 | T.C. Hughes | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 49:51 |
align=center|22 | James Reston | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 49:59 |
align=center|23 | Thomas Mulrine | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 50:02 |
align=center|24 | James Hosker | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 50:22 |
align=center|25 | Arthur Turner | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 50:25 |
align=center|26 | Hugh Muldoon | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 50:38 |
align=center|27 | Albert Palmer | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 50:42 |
align=center|28 | Robert Davies | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 50:45 |
align=center|29 | Ernest Thomas | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 50:47 |
align=center|30 | Fullerton Wilson | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 50:50 |
align=center|31 | Pat Hehir | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | 50:51 |
align=center|32 | Rhys Evans | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 50:58 |
align=center|33 | Albert Horne | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | 51:16 |
align=center|34 | Tom Johnston | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 51:18 |
align=center|35 | Robert Pugh | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 51:30 |
align=center|36 | Allan Rees | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 52:01 |
align=center|37 | W. Davies | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 52:01 |
align=center|38 | W. Grail | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 52:33 |
align=center|39 | Thomas Baggs | {{flagcountry|WAL}} | 52:44 |
align=center|40 | James Butters | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 52:57 |
align=center|41 | Alex Kinnaird | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | 53:02 |
align=center|— | Phil Randles | {{flagcountry|ENG}} | DNF |
align=center|— | William Robertson | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | DNF |
align=center|— | Robert Frew | {{flagcountry|SCO}} | DNF |
align=center|— | Tom Hamilton | {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} | DNF |
Team Results
=Men's=
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! Rank | Country | Team | Points |
align=center|1 | align=left | {{flag|England}} | align=left | Alfred Shrubb Tom Edwards Albert Aldridge Sidney Robinson W.A. Mercer Harry Lawson | 25 |
align=center|2 | align=left | {{flag|Ireland|1783}} | align=left | John Daly Tom Hynes J. Creedon Pat Whyte Frank Curtis P.J. Mccafferty | 78 |
align=center|3 | align=left | {{flag|Scotland}} | align=left | James Crosbie John Ranken James Ure T.C. Hughes James Reston Thomas Mulrine | 107 |
align=center|4 | align=left | {{flag|Wales}} | align=left | Jack Marsh D.G. Harris Arthur Turner Albert Palmer Robert Davies Ernest Thomas | 140 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.
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- {{ENG}} (12)
- {{flagcountry|IRE|1783}} (9)
- {{SCO}} (12)
- {{WAL}} (12)
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See also
References
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{{ICCU Championships}}
Category:International Cross Country Championships
International Cross Country Championships
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Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Scotland
Category:Cross country running in the United Kingdom
Category:20th century in South Lanarkshire
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